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Virtual earth web services include collection of SOAP services that permit users to match addresses with map and permit users to search out points of interests and permit to integrate imagery as well as maps and permit to incorporate location intelligence for web application.

Virtual earth web services also include collection of web services through which we can add searching functionality for our application like map imagery, routing capabilities and location finding. For instance, you are able to make use of Geocode service for matching a geographic address with location of map. You can also make use of imagery service for providing a road map as well as aerial imagery for your users. By using route service, you can get directions, which include route clues as well as traffic warnings between numerous locations. By using route service you can get directions of all main roads and by using imagery service, you can map those routes.

With search service, parse a search query, which includes a location as well as keywords. The web services of virtual earth web services are built by making use of Windows Communication Foundations. There are four types of services such as geocode service, route service, imagery service, and search service.

There are some Geocode service methods, which are as follows

Geocode finds out a geographic location which include place, entity type names and address to find

Reverse geocoding finds out geographic entities

By using imagery service, you are able to retrieve information of imagery data and you can get URIs for maps. There are some imagery service methods, which are as follows

GetImageryMetadata returns information of returns information of requested imagery which include vendor attribution, imagery tile URIs and imagery date stamps

GetMapUri returns URI for static map which include pushpins, traffic data and routes

By using route service, you can generate driving directions as well as routes according to locations and waypoints. There are some route service methods, which are as follows

A route between specified stops is calculated by CalculateRoute and CalculateRoute also returns route data and route directions

calculateRouteFromMajorRoads calculates route directions for a specified location.

There are some search service methods, which are as follows

Search returns search results for a search input string

There are certain requirements, which are necessary for using virtual earth web services, which are as follows

One deployment computer having internet connection and your computer should have the ability of sending requests and receiving responses with the use of Basic Security profile version 1.1.

The other requirement is virtual earth platform developer account. You require a window live @D for creating your account.

Virtual earth web services are constructed on WCF as well as XML technologies. In order to call virtual earth web service, there is necessary of generating proxy classes in your client. If you are making use of visual studio 2008 then you should add service references for virtual earth web services through visual studio user interface.

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